71-1410. Petition for change of method of election; plan of change; approval by state board; number of required signatures.
71-1410
71-1410. Petition for change of method of election; plan of change;approval by state board; number of required signatures.(a) Ten or more electors of any community college district mayprepare a plan of change and submit the same to the state board. If anysuch plan of change is so filed, the state board may consider the same,and if it finds such plan of change is complete, lawful and timely, itmay promptly so certify to the county election officer of thecollege district.
(b) Upon receipt of a plan of change with the certified approval ofthe state board, the county election officer shall notify the firstperson listed as having submitted such plan of change of such approval.Upon receiving such notice, the person so notified may cause petitionsto be prepared which set out in full the plan of change approved, and ifsuch petitions are then approved as to form by the county electionofficer, such petitions may be distributed among interested electors ofthe community college district in as many copies as seem suitableto the person preparing the same as provided in this section. Anyelector residing in the community college district may sign anysuch petition, and one elector signing each petition shall subscribe acertificate thereto that such elector personally observedeach signerplace such signer's signature thereon, and that suchpetition is valid as such subscribing elector verily believes. Only electors whoare duly registered to vote may sign such a petition.
(c) If such petitions are filed with the county election officer and thecounty election officer determines that suchpetitions are validly signed by the number ofelectors provided in subsection (d) of this section, the county electionofficer shall upon making such determination call an election forapproval of the plan of change in the manner provided in K.S.A. 71-1411,and amendments thereto.
(d) The number of valid signatures on petitions filed as provided insubsection (c) of this section shall be determined as follows:
(1) In any collegedistrict which had theelection-at-large method in effect at the last preceding generalelection of members, a number equal to 10% ofthe total numberof ballots cast and counted at such preceding election shall be thenumber of signatures required for a valid petition.
(2) In any college district which had a member district method ineffect at the last preceding general election of members, the number ofsignatures required for a valid petition shall be computed as provided insubpart (1) of this subsection if one or more members were elected in eachof the member districts of the college district or if voting plan-A orvoting plan-B was in effect. In any college district which had a memberdistrict method in effect at the last preceding general election ofmembers, if members were not elected in all the member districts of thecollege district and if voting plan-C was in effect at such precedinggeneral election, the number of valid signatures required shall be computedas follows: Divide the total number of ballots cast and counted in thegeneral election by the number of member districts in which members wereelected and multiply the result by the number of member districts in thecollege district; then, multiply the amount so determined by .10.
(e) Within 10 days after the filing of petitions as providedin this section, the county election officer shall determine thevalidity thereof.
History: L. 1969, ch. 341, § 3; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 77;L. 1990, ch. 252, § 9; May 17.